The role of hedgerows in soil functioning within agricultural landscapes

Holden, Joseph; Grayson, Richard; Berdeni, Despina; Bird, Susannah; Chapman, P. J.; Edmondson, Jill L.; Firbank, L. G.; Helgason, Thorunn; Hodson, Mark E.; Hunt, Sarah F.P.; Jones, David T.; Lappage, Martin; Marshall-Harries, E.; Nelson, Michaela; Prendergast-Miller, Miranda T.; Shaw, Hannah; Wade, Ruth N.; Leake, Jonathan R.

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2018.11.027

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“…-, NO 3 -, and NH 4 + were 0.08 mg/L, 6 mg/L, and 0.04 mg/L, respectively (Holden et al, 2019). Plants were grown for 8 weeks, in glasshouse conditions (see SI).…”

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A commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum increases root colonization across wheat cultivars but does not increase assimilation of mycorrhiza‐acquired nutrients

Elliott

Daniell

Cameron

et al. 2020

Plants People Planet

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“…-, NO 3 -, and NH 4 + were 0.08 mg/L, 6 mg/L, and 0.04 mg/L, respectively (Holden et al, 2019). Plants were grown for 8 weeks, in glasshouse conditions (see SI).…”

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A commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum increases root colonization across wheat cultivars but does not increase assimilation of mycorrhiza‐acquired nutrients

Elliott

Daniell

Cameron

et al. 2020

Plants People Planet

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“…After 3 days, the viable adult earthworms were rinsed again with deionized water, dried with tissue paper weighed and added to the mesocosms to give either 2 L. terrestris (9.04 ± 0.52 g) or 8 A. chlorotica (2.16 ± 0.11 g) per mesocosm (n = 12 per species). Considered on a mass of earthworm per mass of soil basis, these abundances are far higher than those encountered in the field (Holden et al 2019). We used these high densities in our experiments to compensate for the relatively short time scale (40 days) of our experiments, in order to be able to detect effects.…”

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Impact of different earthworm ecotypes on water stable aggregates and soil water holding capacity

Hallam

Hodson

2020

Biol Fertil Soils

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We carried out mesocosm experiments using either the anecic earthworm Lumbricus terrestris or the endogeic earthworm Allolobophora chlorotica and loam, silt loam and sandy loam soils to investigate the differing impact of these earthworm of different ecotypes on aggregate formation (percentage water stable aggregates, %WSA) and soil water holding capacity (WHC), two soil properties that underpin many of the ecosystem services provided by soils. Earthworms significantly increased %WSA (by 16-56% and 19-63% relative to earthworm-free controls for L. terrestris and A. chlorotica, respectively). For L. terrestris, this increase was significantly greater in the upper 6.5 cm of the soil where their casts were more obviously present. Allobophora chlorotica treatments significantly increased WHC by 7-16%. L. terrestris only caused a significant increase in WHC (of 11%) in the upper 6.5 cm of the sandy loam soil. Linear regression indicated a consistent relationship between increases in %WSA and WHC for both earthworm species. However, for a given %WSA, WHC was higher for A. chlorotica than L. terrestris likely due to the known differences in their burrow structure. Overall, earthworms increased soil %WSA and WHC but the significant species/ecotype differences need to be considered in discussions of the beneficial impacts of earthworms to soil properties.

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“…Detailed study of spatial variation in SOC (content and stock) has shown it to be greater close to hedgerows in both grassland and arable systems (Holden et al, 2019), the effect decreasing with distance from the hedge boundary, for up to 4 m into neighbouring fields (D'Acunto, Semmartin, & Ghersa, 2014;Follain, Walter, Legout, Lemercier, & Dutin, 2007;Van Vooren et al, 2017). Hedgerow woody plant root architecture and depth can influence SOC storage, with deeper-rooted species associated with greater SOC (Crossland, 2015).…”

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How do hedgerows influence soil organic carbon stock in livestock‐grazed pasture?

Ford

Healey

Webb

et al. 2019

Soil Use and Management

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Hedgerows have the potential to influence ecosystem function in livestock‐grazed pasture. Despite this, they are often ignored when quantifying farmland ecosystem service delivery. In this study, we assess the contribution of hedgerows to the ecosystem function of carbon (C) storage, with a particular emphasis on soil organic carbon (SOC). We measured SOC stock (kg C m−2), on an equivalent soil mass basis, at 0–0.15 m depth in pasture adjacent to 38 hedgerows (biotic) and 16 stone walls or fences (abiotic controls) across ten farms in the county of Conwy, Wales, UK. Pasture SOC stock (~7 kg C m−2) was similar adjacent to biotic and abiotic field boundaries, positively associated with soil moisture and negatively with soil bulk density (BD). For biotic boundaries, two further variables were significantly associated with SOC stock, distance from hedgerow (decrease in SOC stock) and slope orientation (upslope SOC stock greater than downslope). For pasture adjacent to hedgerows, a model combining the aforementioned variables (BD, soil moisture, distance from hedgerow, slope orientation) explained 78% of variation in SOC stock. This study demonstrates that whilst hedgerows do have subtle positive effects on SOC stock in adjacent pasture, SOC storage adjacent to field boundaries is influenced more by soil moisture content and BD than field boundary type.

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The role of hedgerows in soil functioning within agricultural landscapes

Cited by 102 publications

References 59 publications

A commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum increases root colonization across wheat cultivars but does not increase assimilation of mycorrhiza‐acquired nutrients

A commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum increases root colonization across wheat cultivars but does not increase assimilation of mycorrhiza‐acquired nutrients

Impact of different earthworm ecotypes on water stable aggregates and soil water holding capacity

How do hedgerows influence soil organic carbon stock in livestock‐grazed pasture?

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